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Identify examples of companies that adopted sustainable business practices and encountered either positive or negative economic outcomes i.e. profits or losses. What were the reasons for the profits or loss? Do you think that companies were primarily impacted due to

Identify examples of companies that adopted sustainable business practices and encountered either positive or negative economic outcomes i.e. profits or losses. What were the reasons for the profits or loss? Do you think that companies were primarily impacted due to adopting sustainable business practices? Why or why not?
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